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# sneaker

«sneaker» in Mova's school dictionary: **A soft sports shoe with a rubber sole, called a trainer…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a sneaker, sneakers — usually plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (USA, Canada, Australia) A soft sports shoe with a rubber sole, called a trainer in the UK. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneaker/#m1)

2) A person who sneaks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneaker/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life in North America, «sneakers» are the shoes for PE and play; in the UK the word is «trainers», in Australia and New Zealand «sneakers» or «runners», in Ireland «runners». They are called sneakers because rubber soles are quiet so you can sneak about.

### examples

- Put on your sneakers for gym class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneaker/#x1)
- I got new sneakers with flashing lights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneaker/#x2)
- My sneakers got muddy at the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneaker/#x3)
- In Britain they call sneakers "trainers." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneaker/#x4)
- He's a real sneaker — always creeping up behind you! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneaker/#x5)
- She tied her sneaker laces in a double knot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneaker/#x6)

### note

Usually plural: a pair of sneakers. UK: trainers; Ireland: runners; old UK: plimsolls or pumps for simple canvas shoes.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sneaker» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sneaker/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.